Record Details
| NHER Number: | 10333 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Andrew's Church, Claxton |
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Summary
The church is Saxo-Norman or Norman in origin. There is one surviving Norman window and a fragment of stone window head in the tower suggests the earlier church may have had a round tower. Around 1300 the chancel was rebuilt and further changes were made in the 14th and 15th century. In the early 16th century the earlier round tower was rebuilt, the porch built and the nave reroofed. Further changes were made in the 19th century when the chancel was rebuilt.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 3278 0319 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG30SW |
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| Parish: | CLAXTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1960. Listed, Grade I.
Listing Descrption Excerpt:
"Parish church. Nave C12 in origin with later fenestration; C16 west tower and porch; chancel rebuilt C19. Flint and red brick with limestone and brick dressings. Nave thatched, chancel plain-tiled with crested ridges, porch pantiled. West tower, nave, chancel, south porch; former north arcade now blocked to form north wall of nave. Unbuttressed west tower of flint with red brick dressings."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
H. Hamilton (HES), 07 August 2023.
Nave of Saxo-Norman or Norman origins with one surviving window; fragment of early window also inserted in later tower. Nave doorways perhaps 13th century, also piscina in chancel if not entirely 19th century. 14th century nave window, north aisle (demolished 18th century) and perhaps tower arch. Tower rebuilt about 1500, porch of same period. Present chancel 1867, nave roof 1928.15th century font; remains of important 17th century memorial.
See (S10) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 13 March 2004.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1373099. |
| <S2> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Munford, G. 1864. Notices of the early history of the vicarage of Claxton in Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VI pp 61-71. |
| <S4> | Photograph: 1936. Photograph of St Andrews Church, Claxton. Black & white. |
| <S5> | Leaflet: Stedman, M. et al. 1978. Eleven Churches - A Guide to the Bramerton Group, Norfolk. Norwich Printing Services. pp 30-35. |
| <S6> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG3203/A; 27-APR-1984 (NLA 150/AWY1). |
| <S7> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. Idea goes a bundle. 30 June. |
| <S8> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG3203/B-C,E; 08-JUL-1996 (NLA 368/JCL2,14,16). |
| <S9> | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 263. |
| <S10> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. 2004. Building Report.. Building Report. |
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